Friday 10 June 2011

Burma's BAYDA's Lectures Forced To Cancel Due To The Pressure of Authorities

Govt. Pressure Wrecks NLD Study Program




In this photo taken on November 19, 2010, members of National League for Democracy (NLD) sell posters of Burma's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and her father general Aung San in front of their main office in Rangoon. (Photo: Reuters)
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Foreign scholars withdrew from a planned study meeting at the National League for Democracy (NLD) headquarters after pressure from the Burmese government, according to sources.
Win Htein, of the NLD, told The Irrawaddy that many scholars were very keen to come and meet the opposition party's leader Aung San Suu Kyi and train its members, but their planned visit had to be been canceled.
The group were due to lecture students at the Bayda Institute from June 6 to 25 before addressing NLD members from June 20 to 28, but now even the first session has been moved to pro-government NGO Myanmar Egress instead.
“I think Kyaw Yin Hlaing, who currently works in Hong Kong, is afraid the government will revoke his passport if he speaks to NLD members. If Kyaw Yin Hlaing came to visit the NLD he could get into trouble, but he should still take the risk to find out what the result would be,” said Win Htein.
Dr. Kyaw Yin Hlaing is director of Myanmar Egress and also assistant professor of the Department of Asian and International Studies at the City University of Hong Kong.
Myanmar Egress is controversial for being closely associated with individuals connected to the Burmese Chamber of Commerce, and Kyaw Yin Hlaing also supported last year's sham election in Burma.
Htike Zaw Oo, from Tavoy Township, Tenasserim Division, is studying at the Bayda Institute and says he feels cheated by the renowned foreign-based professors who have shunned the seat of learning.
“At first we were very happy that professors from foreign countries would be teaching us. We have been preparing for the training for nearly three months. But when the fixed date arrived they [professors] canceled these plans very easily,” said Htike Zaw Oo.
The NLD study course on “the principles of political science” was the first offered by the party for two decades and was scheduled to be taught by almost a dozen foreign scholars. Young NLD members from across Burma have already arrived in Rangoon to attended the session.
“The teachers did not arrive at the opening ceremony of the Badya Institute and it is hard for them to come to the NLD. Although they did not come to the opening of the Bayda Institute, they are still teaching at Myanmar Egress. It is like a balloon which has been pierced with a needle,” said Win Htein.
“We have been planning this tuition since March but Kyaw Yin Hlaing said on the phone that he cannot give the lecture because the government put pressure on him. The professors would be teaching at Myanmar Egress and Bayda at the same time,” said Myo Yan Naung Thein of Bayda Institute.
The Irrawaddy contacted Kyaw Yin Hlaing but he refused to comment.
Burmese scholars Kyaw Yin Hlaing, Tin Maung Maung Than and US attorney Thi Han Myo Nyun will all contribute to the training program.
They will be joined by foreign scholars Robert Taylor, Robert Gregory, Martin Painter, Mark Thompson, Federico Ferrara and Brad Williams from City University of Hong Kong; Michael Montesano from Singapore's Institute of South East Asia Study; Eric Thompson from the National University of Singapore; and N. Ganesan from the Hiroshima Peace Institute in Japan.
http://irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=21454v

Monday 6 June 2011

Burma Democratic Bekymring (BDC): Ikke bruk kjemiske våpen

Burma Democratic Bekymring (BDC): Ikke bruk kjemiske våpen

6 juni 2011

Burma Democratic Bekymring (BDC) kaller for U Thein Sein er den autoritære regimet ikke å bruke kjemiske våpen kjemper mot ethnics opposisjonsgrupper og til slutt Burma Democratic Concern (BDC) iherdig oppfordrer til alle de berørte parter til å arbeide gjenopprette fred i Burma.

U Myo Thein, direktør for Burma Democratic Concern (BDC) sa at "det første ønsker vi ikke krig i Burma. Vi ønsker ikke slag eller vi vil ikke slåss og drepe hverandre. Siden alle ethnics folket i Burma lever på samme jord under den samme himmelen, bør vi finne ut fredelige løsninger gjennom dialog ".

Burma Democratic Bekymring (BDC) uttrykker svært alvorlig bekymring over rapporter om at burmesiske hæren bruker kjemiske våpen i kampen mot Shan State Army.

U Khin Maung Win, direktør for Burma Democratic Concern (BDC) sa at "Vi er svært bekymret over rapportene om bruk av kjemiske våpen av den burmesiske hæren. Kjemiske våpen bør ikke brukes ikke bare i Burma, men også i den store verden ".

Den SSA strategiske base som ligger syv miles sør for Mong Gao i Tangyan Township er angrepet av Burma Army som er beskyldt for å bruke kjemiske våpen på grunn av som på eksplosjon forårsaket svimmelhet og kvalme, ifølge Col Perng Fa av RS liaison team.

U Tint Swe Thiha, Patron i Burma Democratic Concern (BDC) sa at "Hvis rapporten for å bruke kjemiske våpen av Burma Army viser seg å være sant så FNs sikkerhetsråd bør gå i mellomliggende Burma krise".

Den nylige bryte av en 15-års våpenhvile mellom burmesiske myndigheter og SSA-Nord har utløst kampene i Shan staten.

SSA-North gang oppnådd våpenhvile med burmesiske myndigheter som mål å løse problemene ved politiske midler.

21. mai 2011, erklærte SSA-Sør og SSA-North at de har re-united å kjempe mot den burmesiske militæret.

Shan State Army viden kjent som SSA har slåss mot sentrale myndigheter for å ha autonomi i mer enn fem tiår.

Titusener av sivile er blitt tvunget til å flykte fra sine hjem ender opp i flyktningeleire, mens andre er tvunget i skjul i jungelen som de internt fordrevne, internt fordrevne.

Daw Khin Aye Aye Mar, Patron i Burma Democratic Concern (BDC) sa at "Burma krisen har skjedd for mer enn halvparten av århundret. International Community har vært med utsikt over Burma krisen altfor lenge, og jeg ønsker å si at "Denne gangen er for Burma" å iverksette tiltak på Burma. Selv om vi er godt klar over at Burma ikke er lokalisert i Midtøsten rikt på oljer, ressurser, men som ligger rett ved siden av Kina, bør det ikke være det skammelige unnskyldning over-sighting iverksette tiltak mot Burma ".

For mer informasjon kontakt

U Myo Thein [Storbritannia]
Telefon: 00-44-78 7788 2386
Telefon: 00-44-208 4939 137 


U Khin Maung Win [USA]
Telefon: 001-415 559 3982

U Tint Swe Thiha [USA]
Telefon: 001-509-582-3261
Telefon: 001-509-591-84

Daw Khin Aye Aye Mar [USA]
Telefon: 001-509 586 8309

http://www.bdcburma.org/Press.asp